VISTA Newsletter

VISTA News letter
Volume 4, Number 4
T/5-16060, 1596, ZX-Sı and

Welcome to the Latest ve
of the VISTA Newsletter. So
you May recognize the “Look
Pixel Print PLUS! on this
and i hope it is a welcome
and a change for the better.
have converted Pixel Print Es
v3.1 for use with the LEDOS
system and am trying it out f
use With the newsletter. Earl
indications are very good-- i
15 extremely easy to use and
allows graphics as welt. Even
the dinosaurs evotved be į

becoming extinct, and Si
computing is no differen
SUPPOSE. Tam stitt try
decide on a masthead tha
incorporate the old ZX k
from before with a new,
style graphic motif. I
fiddling around with som
Programs in the near futur
looking for something neu.
Present screen was drawn

“The Artist II”,
Spectrum program from Engi
that acts a whole Lot Like
"MacDraw" without the big
tag, but with COLOR! It's
easy to use, 100--—
took alt of 5 minutes
you're interested i

for your own use,
a tine. It is i
Domain Library Series, and
the documentation is conta
on the same disc. You just
and print your own manual.
disc also has two variation
Pixel Print, a greeting car
designer and a mailing Label
designer, both VERY useful an
their own right. I have also
been using the Zebra Systems
Icon Designer program to crezte
small bits of clip art to use
in the newsletter. Tim Ward and
I converted this to LKDOS atu,
and soon, RMG Enterprises, Who
owns the rights to the Zebra
System programs,

or another sent 5
or Maybe a combination af the
two, but in any case, it will

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available
Speeds vp the use 106x
makes the 2865 a power fi

iL halt drat cde computer to use
you aven’ t sprung for a d E...
system yet, I strongly urge you
to-— it is weil worth it.

—-—Jery £9 22775, Edda

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220 ohm re: near the
modulator he shield shoukd
be connect LD the side of the
resistor near the kevuboard, swau
from Lhe earphone Jack.

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be connected to the left end oF
R-32, a LESS ohm resistor. This
end is near the TU moduiator box
away from the bag TC in the
nearby socket.

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TECHNICAL TALK- NOTES- DIRGRANS - PATA - SUGGESTIONS -INFORMATION «os

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Parts Substitution List For
7X-81 € 1/5-1000

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“ELL! Tricks and Techniques
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the User Group Masters"

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R istors- All resistors are
standard 1/2 or 1/4 watt.

Except: RP-3, a &-pin, five
19K resistor pack in an SIP
package (in a pinch this
resistor array could be replaced
by five 1/4 watt resistors wired
up by hand according to the
schematic).

T istors- ZTX-313 may be
een laced by MES 2222A, PN2222n,
2N4401. ECG-123AP, or Radio
Shack 4276-2009.

Voltage Regulator IC-¢Sv_out ut.)
=f toi 172 ang 3-pin, TÔ- 280
replace with 7805 generic IC--
NOT 7985 or 78MO5!1!

Silicon Diodes- 1N4148 or 1N914
are suitable replacements for
those on the main board (not
power supply diodes).

Microprocessor- Z-89A may be
replaced by Z2-80A, Z-BBA-CPU,
2-368, Z-80C, or even Z-88H, but
by 2-86, This is the 46 pin

On-Board RAM- (Main Board>- is
replaceable by DRAM 4118 or if
chips, two 2114 (for IK vers.)
--4816 is the replacement for
oe OP Ce real t of 4118 b
--For replacement o i y
2114 models, see schematic for

„instructions on wiring up pins.

ICH2 is the Sinclair ROM, a
custom shik from Sinciair or
Timex, loa ga with the operating
= ASIC interpreter,
machine language programs.

IC#1 is the Sinclair custom chip
specially programmed by Sinclair
and must be replaced by a
Similarly programmed chip from
Sinclair or Timex. is
commonly called the ULA or SCL
(Sinclair Computer Logic» chip.

CActually, IC#1 is a custom
chip made for Sinclair by
Ferranti, an alian chip maker.
There is no commonly available
substitute for it or the
Sinclair 8K ROM, ICHZ --editor>

For those of you needin a

T/5-1888 schematic, eri PO to

VISTA and enctose a 5.A.5.E.

There eee on rar here in
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to send one out to you. Bee

SWAP & SHOP
EXPLOSIVE DEALS!

If you’ ye Pyepr priced a”
discs Per sour fndek op Zebra
dist system. you'll Know what a
00d deal thais 15. VISTA sg
Tin Hand is selling +” dises Por
$2.50 each INDLUDING POSTARE.

He has 20 tg Seli. and these
disces nonrsally go Por $4.00 oF
are each? Contact Tin at sıaa-D
Gingko Dr. SH. Tacona. HR 223439
on Phone hin at 206/584-0329.
Discs can be single or double
Sided. 50 iF you need 37 discs.
hueny and match this deal?

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The GRAPHIC benefits of Pixel.
print PLUS?-RLE gPaphics that is

Anyone who has a PC and q
modem can subscribe to "The
Giifacial Airline Guide, an
Electronic Edition Travel
serwice” by phoning 1-5990-323-.
3537. Then, Rey in your travel
date and destination, and the
airport you wish to use, and
the service will provide a Last
of all fares and schedules
offered by the airlines Flying
the route, with the Lowest fare
shown first.

You can also tearm which
fares are available, the Type
of aircraft used, the on —- Lime
performance record for the
Flight, and other data. You can
even book yourself on the
flight and order tickets via
the computer.

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PROGRAM
PRINTOUT

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Sc. This mini-list can be

aped onto the disc jacket so

the contents can be seen at a

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by Tom Skap + of Coram, NY

£

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and he notes i is based on th
work of anothe Programmer (but
then, what isn’t). Configured
for LKDOS v.3, Epson-compatible
printer and Rerco interface, you
are free to use the printer set—
up in other application, because
this program is public domain.

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127,15: OUT 127,35: OUT 127,27:
OUT 127,83: OUT 127,48
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RANDOHIZE USA 1004: SO TO BAU

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65 IF m THEN CLS : GO TO 15

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The new Jameco Electronics
catalog for 1991. ALL kinds of
nice, expensive computer goodies
and pages of components, but a
$58 minimum order! How many of
those capacitors do you need at
6 cents each? My computer didn’t
cost %58!! If you're interested,
Jameco is at 1355 Shoreway Rd,
Seimont, CA 2948082 415-592-8697.
High Tech Surplus, 33 Union
City Rd., Prospect, CT 86712
203-756-3702, offers a list of
new and used equipment, with
Plenty of drives and printers
for sale, from $10-5080 for drives
and 4586-1586 for printers. They
specialize in older equipment,
so if you need an “antique”...

iHere is something suprising?

FOR SALE: TIMEX T18886 Hard
Disc Drive and controller. 19
meg hard disk drive with RRL
(really rigid logic) controller.
Best offer over $50 takes it.
Cali Ken at (5153) 751-6415.
That's a wrap for this issue- I
hope you Like it. The closer 15
an ad I found in a sports mag.
Sure Looks Like Uncle Clive’s
doing; it’s black, versatile and
CHEAP! Hope the logo above the
cassette deck shows up in copy.
If you have heard anything about
that Hard Drive above, URITE ME!
GISA- POB rag, LISO, A SEB/B

Fagg 2 THE ERDE

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